Customer Reviews

very enlighteningMarch 13, 2011by Patrick

I probably won't be adding many textbooks, but I have read 90% of this one and it has truly enlightened me. This textbook emphasize natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the importance of individuals. The information presented was very interesting, and always up-to-date. There is lots of information, easy to understand. the authors make this relative to the modern person's life. The price beats what most college bookstores charge.

Summary

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE will inspire and equip you to make a difference for the world. Featuring sustainability as their central theme, authors Tyler Miller and Scott Spoolman emphasize natural capital, natural capital degradation, solutions, trade-offs, and the importance of individuals. As a result, you will learn how nature works, how you interact with it, and how people have sustained—and can continue to sustain—our relationship with the earth by applying nature's lessons to economies and individual lifestyles. Engaging features like "Core Case Studies," "How Would You Vote" questions, and "Thinking About" exercises demonstrate the relevance of issues and encourage critical thinking. This edition has been updated with new learning tools, the latest content, and an enhanced art program.

Table of Contents

Humans And Sustainability: An Overview

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Ecology And Sustainability

Science, Matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?

Evolution and Biodiversity

Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Sustaining Resources And Environmental Quality

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Sustaining Human Societies

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

Supplements

Measurement Units, Precision, and Accuracy

Reading Graphs and Maps

Maps and Data: Economics, Population, Hunger, Health, and Waste Production